Late 11th Century
A Court in Constantinople
The story begins in the late 11th century at the imperial court of Empress Maria of Alania - a Georgian princess who became Empress of Byzantium.
Our founder, Lalios of Constantinople, was a master goldsmith of Georgian origin. Working within the workshops of Hagia Sophia and the Great Palace, he and his atelier created Christian icons, medallions, and regalia using cloisonné enamel - one of the most refined artistic techniques of Byzantine sacred art.
Each masterpiece was handcrafted for the highest levels of imperial patronage. None could be reproduced. None were.
18th - 19th Centuries
From Byzantium to Paris
Over the centuries, the workshop tradition spread - descendants and apprentices associated, by family record, with royal commissions across Central Europe. Similar medieval cloisonné masterpieces from the tradition are today preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Georgian national museum collections.
By the 18th century, the family - now carrying the name Lallaux - had established a jewelry atelier in Paris. In 1814, a cloisonné enamel masterpiece from Maison Lallaux was presented by Talleyrand to Tsar Alexander I of Russia as a diplomatic gift - symbol of reconciliation and the prestige of French decorative arts.
1900s
Amsterdam, 1956
In 1956, following decades in Paris that included safeguarding Georgian cultural objects during the Nazi occupation, the House of Lallaux relocated to Amsterdam - continuing as a small artisan jewelry atelier in one of Europe's great trading and cultural capitals.
The Maison remained here. And when it was time to return, it was Amsterdam that it returned to.
2019 – Present
The Revival
In 2000, the Maison passed out of family hands. Jewelry production ceased.
In 2019, descendants of the Lallaux family reacquired the brand and began the work of revival - identifying and collaborating with the remaining traditional cloisonné enamel artisans across Europe and the Mediterranean. Workshops in Italy, France, Greece, Georgia, and Turkey were brought into the fold, each transmitting techniques through generations of craftsmen.
The commitment was clear from the start: no mass production. Every piece would be handcrafted. Every piece would be one-of-a-kind.
In 2024, the Maison returned to Venice - reconnecting with the historic artistic exchange between Byzantium and Western Europe. In 2025, Lallaux masterpieces reached Las Vegas and the North American luxury market.
Born Exclusive
Every masterpiece we offer is handcrafted.
Every one is the only one that will ever exist.